योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-177, verse-14

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अतज्ज्ञो नाम नास्त्येव तावत्तज्ज्ञजनं प्रति ।
असतो व्योमवृक्षस्य विचारः कीदृशस्ततः ॥ १४ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
atajjño nāma nāstyeva tāvattajjñajanaṃ prati ,
asato vyomavṛkṣasya vicāraḥ kīdṛśastataḥ 14

14. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca atajjñaḥ nāma na asti eva tāvat
tajjñajanam prati asataḥ vyomavṛkṣasya vicāraḥ kīdṛśaḥ tataḥ

14. śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca.
tāvat tajjñajanam prati atajjñaḥ nāma na asti eva.
tataḥ asataḥ vyomavṛkṣasya kīdṛśaḥ vicāraḥ.

14. Shri Vasiṣṭha said: 'From the perspective of those who truly know, there is no such entity as an 'ignorant person' (atajjña). Therefore, what kind of discussion can there be about a non-existent sky-tree?'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अतज्ज्ञः (atajjñaḥ) - an ignorant person (non-knower, ignorant)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, so-called (name, by name, indeed, called)

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• तावत् (tāvat) - as far as, from the perspective of (so much, so long, up to, as far as)

• तज्ज्ञजनम् (tajjñajanam) - those who possess true knowledge (the knowing person, the knower)

• प्रति (prati) - from the perspective of, concerning (towards, against, concerning, in relation to)

• असतः (asataḥ) - of a non-existent (of the non-existent, of the unreal)

• व्योमवृक्षस्य (vyomavṛkṣasya) - of a sky-tree (a metaphorical impossibility) (of the sky-tree)

• विचारः (vicāraḥ) - discussion, deliberation (deliberation, consideration, discussion, inquiry)

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - what kind of (of what kind, what sort of)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (thence, therefrom, then, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठ (śrīvasiṣṭha) - Sage Vasiṣṭha (Shri Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - Sage Vasiṣṭha

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अतज्ज्ञः (atajjñaḥ) - an ignorant person (non-knower, ignorant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atajjña

atajjña - non-knower, ignorant

from a- (not) + tat-jña (knower of that)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tatjña)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tatjña – knower of that
  adjective

नाम (nāma) - by name, so-called (name, by name, indeed, called)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

present indicative, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

तावत् (tāvat) - as far as, from the perspective of (so much, so long, up to, as far as)

(indeclinable)

तज्ज्ञजनम् (tajjñajanam) - those who possess true knowledge (the knowing person, the knower)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tajjñajana

tajjñajana - a knowing person, a knower

compound of tat (that) + jña (knower) + jana (person)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatjña+jana)

• tatjña – knower of that
  adjective
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with 'prati' to mean 'towards the knower' or 'as far as the knower is concerned'.

प्रति (prati) - from the perspective of, concerning (towards, against, concerning, in relation to)

(indeclinable)

असतः (asataḥ) - of a non-existent (of the non-existent, of the unreal)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false

Present Active Participle

from a- + sat (present participle of as, to be)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sat – being, existing, good, real
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  present participle of the verb 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Masculine genitive singular, agreeing with 'vyomavṛkṣasya' or denoting 'of the unreal'.

व्योमवृक्षस्य (vyomavṛkṣasya) - of a sky-tree (a metaphorical impossibility) (of the sky-tree)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyomavṛkṣa

vyomavṛkṣa - sky-tree (a metaphorical impossibility, like a sky-flower)

compound of vyoman (sky) + vṛkṣa (tree)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vyoman+vṛkṣa)

• vyoman – sky, atmosphere, space
  noun (neuter)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

विचारः (vicāraḥ) - discussion, deliberation (deliberation, consideration, discussion, inquiry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicāra

vicāra - deliberation, consideration, discussion, inquiry

from vi-car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - what kind of (of what kind, what sort of)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort of

from kim + dṛś

Note: Agrees with 'vicāraḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (thence, therefrom, then, therefore)

(indeclinable)